Roman Sergeyevich Kostomarov (russian: Роман Серге́евич Костомаров, born 8 February 1977) is a Russian

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. With partner Tatiana Navka, he is the 2006 Olympic champion, two-time World champion (2004–05), three-time Grand Prix Final champion (2003–05), and three-time European champion (2004–06).

Career

Kostomarov began skating at the age of nine and a coach put him in ice dancing at eleven. He won the 1996 World Juniors Championships with Ekaterina Davydova. Kostomarov began competing with Tatiana Navka during the 1998–99 season. They were coached by Natalia Linichuk. They won the bronze medal at the Russian Championships and were sent to the World Championships in their first season together, placing 12th. Linichuk then dissolved the team and paired Kostomarov with

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. He competed with Semenovich during the 1999–2000 season. In mid-2000, Kostomarov called Navka and asked to skate with her again. They were coached by Alexander Zhulin in

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. Navka/Kostomarov won the World title in

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and again in

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. They also won three European titles from 2004–2006. They then won gold at the 2006 Winter Olympics in

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. Navka/Kostomarov retired from competition after the Olympics but continue to skate in shows together. Kostomarov has skated with celebrity partners in Russian ice shows such as Ice Age.

Personal life

Kostomarov married Austrian ladies' champion

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in June 2004. Their relationship ended in divorce. In April 2014, he married Russian ice dancer Oksana Domnina. Their daughter, Anastasia, was born on 2 January 2011. Their son, Ilya, was born in January 2016.

Programs

(with Navka)

Competitive highlights

GP: Part of ''Champions Series'' from 1995; renamed ''Grand Prix'' in 1998

With Navka

With Semenovich

With Davydova

References

External links

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Official website of Tatiana Navka / Roman KostomarovCare to Ice Dance? – Navka / Kostomarov
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kostomarov, Roman Russian male ice dancers Olympic figure skaters of Russia Figure skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics Living people Olympic gold medalists for Russia Figure skaters from Moscow 1977 births Olympic medalists in figure skating World Figure Skating Championships medalists European Figure Skating Championships medalists World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Goodwill Games medalists in figure skating Season-end world number one figure skaters Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games Competitors at the 1997 Winter Universiade